C yanotoxins: producing organisms, occurrence, toxicity, mechanism of action and human health toxicological risk evaluation

FM Buratti, M Manganelli, S Vichi, M Stefanelli… - Archives of …, 2017 - Springer
Cyanobacteria were present on the earth 3.5 billion years ago; since then they have
colonized almost all terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. They produce a high number of …

Natural products from cyanobacteria: Focus on beneficial activities

J Demay, C Bernard, A Reinhardt, B Marie - Marine drugs, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic microorganisms that colonize diverse environments
worldwide, ranging from ocean to freshwaters, soils, and extreme environments. Their …

Biomolecules from microalgae and cyanobacteria: Applications and market survey

R Hachicha, F Elleuch, H Ben Hlima, P Dubessay… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, microalgae and cyanobacteria have become a promising and sustainable
source of useful products, thanks to their richness in bioactive metabolites of high value …

New applications of synthetic biology tools for cyanobacterial metabolic engineering

M Santos-Merino, AK Singh, DC Ducat - Frontiers in bioengineering …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Cyanobacteria are promising microorganisms for sustainable biotechnologies, yet unlocking
their potential requires radical re-engineering and application of cutting-edge synthetic …

Cyanobacteria as a promising alternative for sustainable environment: Synthesis of biofuel and biodegradable plastics

P Agarwal, R Soni, P Kaur, A Madan, R Mishra… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
With the aim to alleviate the increasing plastic burden and carbon footprint on Earth, the role
of certain microbes that are capable of capturing and sequestering excess carbon dioxide …

Antibacterial, antifungal and antimycobacterial compounds from cyanobacteria

SS Swain, SK Paidesetty, RN Padhy - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2017 - Elsevier
Infections from multidrug resistant (MDR) pathogenic bacteria, fungi and Mycobacterium
tuberculosis remain progressively intractable. The search of effective antimicrobials from …

Metabolic engineering of microorganisms for biofuel production

P Majidian, M Tabatabaei, M Zeinolabedini… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Microorganisms directly and indirectly contribute to production of diverse biofuels.
Heterotrophic microorganisms are being used for commercial production of biofuels such as …

Diverse light responses of cyanobacteria mediated by phytochrome superfamily photoreceptors

LB Wiltbank, DM Kehoe - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2019 - nature.com
Cyanobacteria are an evolutionarily and ecologically important group of prokaryotes. They
exist in diverse habitats, ranging from hot springs and deserts to glaciers and the open …

Recent progress and challenges in cyanobacterial autotrophic production of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), a bioplastic

M Das, SK Maiti - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastic plays a crucial role in the household, industrial, and healthcare sectors and has
become an integral part of human civilization. The non-biodegradable nature of plastic leads …

Cyanobacteria as an eco‐friendly resource for biofuel production: a critical review

P Farrokh, M Sheikhpour, A Kasaeian… - Biotechnology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic microorganisms which can be found in various
environmental habitats. These photosynthetic bacteria are considered as promising …